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28 February 12.30pm and 9 March 3pm‘Art Songs and Arias from Around the World’

Art songs and arias from composers including Mozart, Fauré, Schumann and Barber.

Program

Germany

Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)
Auf Flügeln des Gesanges 

Clara Schumann (1819–1896)
Das Veilchen

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
An eine Äolsharfe (from Fünf Gedichte, Op. 19)

Robert Schumann (1810–1856) 
Jemand (from Myrthen, Op. 25) – 
Hauptmanns Weib (from Myrthen, Op. 25)
Die Hochländer-Witwe (from Myrthen, Op. 25)

Australia

Esther Rofe (1904–2000) 
Dinah’s Song

Spain

Fernando J. Obradors (1897–1945) 
El Vito

England

Armstrong Gibbs (1889–1960) 
Ann’s Cradle Song (from Crossings) 

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958) 
Silent Noon (from The House of Life)

Liza Lehmann (1862–1918)
There are Fairies at the Bottom of our Garden

Austria

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) 
Deh vieni, non tardar (from Le nozze di Figaro)

Italy

Stanislao Gastaldon (1861–1939) 
Musica Proibita

America

Samuel Barber (1910–1981) 
A Green Lowland of Pianos (from Three Songs, Op. 45)

France

Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924) 
J’allais par des chemins perfides (from La Bonne Chanson, Op. 61)
5. J’ai presque peur en vérité (from La Bonne Chanson, Op. 61)
9. L’hiver a cessé (from La Bonne Chanson, Op. 61)

Maurice Ravel (1875–1937
Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques (from 5 Mélodies populaires grecques) 

Charles Gounod (1818–1893) 
Que fais-tu, blanche tourterelle (from Roméo et Juliette)

About the Performers 

Katelyn Crawford, voice 

Katelyn is a mezzo soprano / soprano, classical guitarist and composer based in Adelaide. In 2022, she completed an Honours Degree of Bachelor of Music (Classical Voice) with first class honours at the Elder Conservatorium of Music, under the guidance of soprano Rosalind Martin. Katelyn also completed a Diploma in Languages (German Studies) with Advanced German at the University of Adelaide in 2021. Katelyn completed a Graduate Diploma in Music (Performance and Pedagogy) in 2023, and is commencing a PhD in classical voice performance and pedagogy in 2024.

During her classical voice studies, Katelyn has been awarded the Elder Conservatorium’s Clement Q. Williams Prize (2020), The Frederick Bevan Prize for Singing (2021), The Rae Cocking Memorial Prize (2022), The Robert Whinham Prize (2022), The Lucy Josephine Baggott Prize (2023) and The George Boland Scholarship (2023). Katelyn received a Lunch Hour Award in the Recitals Australia Lunch Hour Series Autumn Season 2022, and participated in the Recitals Australia Elder Conservatorium Fellowship Program for 2023.

Katelyn performed the role of La Zelatrice in Puccini’s opera Suor Angelica with Mopoke Theatre Productions in 2022, and was a member of the chorus in Verdi’s Messa da Reqiuem in the Adelaide Festival in 2023. Katelyn also loves to perform art songs, and has performed her own recitals in the Recitals Australia Lunch Hour Autumn Series in 2022 and 2023 with collaborative pianist Sachiko Hidaka. In 2023, Katelyn also had the opportunity to perform with pianists Alexander Hanysz and Haowei Yang as part of the Recitals Australia Elder Conservatorium Fellowship Program.

Haowei Yang, piano

 Haowei Yang has performed as a soloist, accompanist, and chamber musician throughout Australia. Formally starting music journey with piano at the age of seven, Haowei shown great enthusiasm through persistent efforts and outstanding achievements, under the tutelage of Konstantin Shamray and previously Stefan Ammer, Gil Sullivan and Karen Davis. Haowei has received First Class Honours for classical performance in the Elder Conservatorium and is currently studying with Luke Dollman and Konstantin Shamray for his Master of Philosophy, while aiming to continue to PhD in the future. 

Haowei has been very involved in the music scene ever since moving to Australia and have received a wide range of awards at Adelaide Eisteddfod, including the Special Awards Miriam Hyde Medallion and the Lady Anne Miller Award. During his undergraduate degree, Haowei received many scholarships and prizes including, Daisy Burmeister Salotti Scholarship for Pianoforte, E Harold Davies Prize, and Alexander Clark Memorial Prize. He has also embarked on external internships with Accompanist Guild SA, Co Opera, and the JMCCCP to expand his view in the music industry and in 2023, Haowei received the Recital Australia Fellowship.

Haowei has performed at many events across Adelaide, including at the PianoLab with Recitals Australia, at locations such as North Adelaide Baroque Hall, Flinders Street Baptist Church, Government House and Elder Hall. Most recently, he joined the incredible New World Players chamber ensemble and returned from the sold-out shows across Australia led by acclaimed conductor Eric Roth. Haowei Yang is also a part of the chamber ensemble, Apricus with Paula Custodio (flute) and Bridget McCullough (viola) who are working on a recording project for newly commissioned works. Haowei will also be performing Ravel’s Left-Hand Concerto with the Elder Conservatorium Orchestra in September of 2024.

Haowei has also been studying organ with Josh van Konkelenberg and received the St Peter’s Cathedral Organ Scholarship (2016-2018). He is currently playing organ for the graduations and other events for the University of Adelaide and in different churches.  

Paula Custodio, flute

Paula Custodio is a Philippine born, Adelaide-based flautist and piccolo player. She has recently completed her Bachelors of Performance (Classical) and was awarded First Class Honours in the Elder Conservatorium (University of Adelaide). Paula has studied under Elizabeth Koch OAM, Kathryn Moorhead, Dr Juila Grenfell (Adelaide Symphony Orchestra) and Melissa Farrow (Australian Brandenburg Orchestra). In her earlier years, Paula has had many successes in the Adelaide Eisteddfods and was a member of the Adelaide Youth Orchestras from 2015 to 2019. She has been a recipient of a music scholarship in her high school years and recently has completed her AMusA (2021) and has received the Associate prize. 

Performance-wise, Paula has had extensive experiences in both symphonic and woodwind orchestras and has worked under the baton of Luke Dollman, Bryan Griffiths and Nicholas Braithwaite. As a chamber musician, she is a regular performer at the Flinders Street lunchtime concert series. She has performed at UKARIA cultural centre through the Adelaide Festival and has performed a recital in the newly developed North Adelaide Baroque Hall. Paula is very passionate about chamber performance, which has seen her learn under members of the Australian String Quartet and Dr Konstantin Shamary with her trio, Apricus, where she is both a founder and core member, alongside Bridget McCollough (viola) and Haowei Yang (piano).

She has performed with AWR production’s Australian tour of A New World: intimate music from FINAL FANTASY. The tour has seen her travel and perform with American music director and arranger, Eric Roth, for sold out shows in Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Newcastle and Adelaide. She has also worked with the Burnside Symphony Orchestra as a soloist performing, Mozart Flute Concerto no. 1 and has had lessons with Josh Batty and Michael Cox. Her other upcoming projects this year includes performing in the Recitals at the Fringe series, a recording project with her chamber group, working on Celia Craig’s (oboist) media and communications team and preparation for postgraduate studies abroad in Europe.

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22 February 2024 and  2 March 2024, 8.30pm‘Colours, Sounds and Senses’

A selection of French repertoire including Debussy, Ravel and Dutilleux. The performance will include light and visual projections to help draw you into the atmosphere and colours of the music.

Both concerts will be supported by imagery and visuals.

Program

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Ballade

 Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

À la Manière de Borodin    
À la Manière de Chabrier

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
La plus que lente

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte

Déodat de Séverac (1872-1921)
Le Chant de la Terre
LʼÂme de la terre (The Soul of the Earth)
Le jour de noces (Wedding Day)

Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013)
Sonatine
I Allegretto 
II Andante
III Animé

Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Au bord de l’eau

Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Fantasie

Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Les chemins de l’amour

Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Hôtel

Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Fantasie Op.79

About the Performers 

Haowei Yang, piano

 Haowei Yang has performed as a soloist, accompanist, and chamber musician throughout Australia. Formally starting music journey with piano at the age of seven, Haowei shown great enthusiasm through persistent efforts and outstanding achievements, under the tutelage of Konstantin Shamray and previously Stefan Ammer, Gil Sullivan and Karen Davis. Haowei has received First Class Honours for classical performance in the Elder Conservatorium and is currently studying with Luke Dollman and Konstantin Shamray for his Master of Philosophy, while aiming to continue to PhD in the future. 

Haowei has been very involved in the music scene ever since moving to Australia and have received a wide range of awards at Adelaide Eisteddfod, including the Special Awards Miriam Hyde Medallion and the Lady Anne Miller Award. During his undergraduate degree, Haowei received many scholarships and prizes including, Daisy Burmeister Salotti Scholarship for Pianoforte, E Harold Davies Prize, and Alexander Clark Memorial Prize. He has also embarked on external internships with Accompanist Guild SA, Co Opera, and the JMCCCP to expand his view in the music industry and in 2023, Haowei received the Recital Australia Fellowship.

Haowei has performed at many events across Adelaide, including at the PianoLab with Recitals Australia, at locations such as North Adelaide Baroque Hall, Flinders Street Baptist Church, Government House and Elder Hall. Most recently, he joined the incredible New World Players chamber ensemble and returned from the sold-out shows across Australia led by acclaimed conductor Eric Roth. Haowei Yang is also a part of the chamber ensemble, Apricus with Paula Custodio (flute) and Bridget McCullough (viola) who are working on a recording project for newly commissioned works. Haowei will also be performing Ravel’s Left-Hand Concerto with the Elder Conservatorium Orchestra in September of 2024.

Haowei has also been studying organ with Josh van Konkelenberg and received the St Peter’s Cathedral Organ Scholarship (2016-2018). He is currently playing organ for the graduations and other events for the University of Adelaide and in different churches.  

Paula Custodio, flute

Paula Custodio is a Philippine born, Adelaide-based flautist and piccolo player. She has recently completed her Bachelors of Performance (Classical) and was awarded First Class Honours in the Elder Conservatorium (University of Adelaide). Paula has studied under Elizabeth Koch OAM, Kathryn Moorhead, Dr Juila Grenfell (Adelaide Symphony Orchestra) and Melissa Farrow (Australian Brandenburg Orchestra). In her earlier years, Paula has had many successes in the Adelaide Eisteddfods and was a member of the Adelaide Youth Orchestras from 2015 to 2019. She has been a recipient of a music scholarship in her high school years and recently has completed her AMusA (2021) and has received the Associate prize. 

Performance-wise, Paula has had extensive experiences in both symphonic and woodwind orchestras and has worked under the baton of Luke Dollman, Bryan Griffiths and Nicholas Braithwaite. As a chamber musician, she is a regular performer at the Flinders Street lunchtime concert series. She has performed at UKARIA cultural centre through the Adelaide Festival and has performed a recital in the newly developed North Adelaide Baroque Hall. Paula is very passionate about chamber performance, which has seen her learn under members of the Australian String Quartet and Dr Konstantin Shamary with her trio, Apricus, where she is both a founder and core member, alongside Bridget McCollough (viola) and Haowei Yang (piano).

She has performed with AWR production’s Australian tour of A New World: intimate music from FINAL FANTASY. The tour has seen her travel and perform with American music director and arranger, Eric Roth, for sold out shows in Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Newcastle and Adelaide. She has also worked with the Burnside Symphony Orchestra as a soloist performing, Mozart Flute Concerto no. 1 and has had lessons with Josh Batty and Michael Cox. Her other upcoming projects this year includes performing in the Recitals at the Fringe series, a recording project with her chamber group, working on Celia Craig’s (oboist) media and communications team and preparation for postgraduate studies abroad in Europe.

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21 February 12.30pm & 24 February 8pm“Esmond had participated in PianoLab performing George Crumb’s ‘Eine Kleine Mitternachtmusik’ and received a review saying ‘…Choi’s captivating performance was a revelation…’ Limelight.”

Both concerts will be supported by imagery and visuals.

Concert Program 1 – 21 February

Olivier MESSIAEN
Regards du Père from Vingt Regards sur l’enfant-Jésus

Galina USTVOLSKAYA
Piano Sonata No. 3

Olivier MESSIAEN
Noël from Vingt Regards sur l’enfant-Jésus

George CRUMB
Metamorphoses Book I  
Ten Fantasy-Pieces (after celebrated paintings)
 

Concert program 2 – 24 February

Franz Liszt
Nuages Gris

Toru Takemitsu
Litany 

J.S. Bach
Nun Komm der Heiden Heiland 

Messaien
Je Dor, Mais Mon Coeur Veillie 

George CRUMB
Metamorphoses Book II
Ten Fantasy-Pieces (after celebrated paintings)

About Esmond
Esmond Choi is an Australian pianist/composer who has completed his undergraduate studies and continue studies with Lucinda Collins. He is currently studying Master of Philosophy in Performance with the supervision of Stephen Whittington and Konstantin Shamray, Esmond is researching on Charles Ives’s artistic approach on being a musician and the preparation on performing the First Piano Sonata.

As an undergraduate, he has received number of scholarships including The Daisy Burmeister Salotti Scholarship for Pianoforte. He has played for Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Nicholas Mathew, Paavali Jumppanen, Neal Peres Da Costa, Stefan Ammer and Albert Tiu. Esmond is the current pianist for the Novus ensemble with Jenny Hu (flute) and Jack Overall (Cello), and he is the current organist for St. Cuthbert’s Anglican Church. He has collaborated with numerous ensembles like the Elder Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra. Under the name of Elder Music Lab, Esmond premiered George Crumb Metamorphoses Book I. 

In 2023, Esmond had made his solo debut at Tempo Rubato, Melbourne and received great success. Furthermore, under the leadership of Dr Luke Dollman, Esmond and few other musicians were selected to be part of a collaboration project with Yong Siew Toh Conservatory’s new music ensemble OpusNovus and presented new music concert in Adelaide and Singapore. Esmond is currently participating in the Recitals Australia’s fellowship program.

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Friday 16 8pm and Saturday 17 February 12.30pm, for approximately 60 minutesMusic has the power to transport us to a myriad of fantastical places. Be it a salon in 1730s London, a provincial German court, a bustling post-Napoleon Vienna, or the far-off lands of suburban Melbourne.

Jack writes about the program he has curated:

“When putting together this program, I was really drawn to the idea of individual spirit and vitality contrasted with an almost spiritual wonder. Each of the four pieces is an exploration of those themes through different sonic languages. I have a great love for baroque music, so the first half is a pair of baroque works by Francesco Geminiani and J.S. Bach. While only being written around ten years apart, they are such startlingly different works.

I believe that you can really feel each composer’s personality shine through. The same can absolutely be said about Beethoven’s fourth cello sonata. I find it to be a personal, almost humanist work, celebrating the human spirit.

Inspired by all these works, I wrote A Book of Lost Tales to bring a touch of fantasy. The five movements are little vignettes, like a peek into fantastical stories as they play out.”

Program

Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762)
Cello Sonata in A minor, Op. 5 No. 6 (1746)

1. Adagio 
2. Allegro assai 
3. Grave 
4. Allegro – Non tanto 

J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011 (1717-1723) 

1. Prélude 
2. Allemande 
3. Courante 

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 102 No. 1 (1815)

1. Andante – Allegro vivace 
2. Adagio – Allegro vivace 

Jack Overall
A Book of Lost Tales (2023)

1. Once upon a time… 
2. Bandits! 
3. A Hero’s Lament 
4. Footsteps in the Dark 
5. Race to the Finish

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Saturday 2 December, 2023
at 3.0opm
for approximately 60 minutes
followed by afternoon tea

Program

Gemma Vice, flute, with Haowei Yang, piano

Henri Dutilleux (1916–2013)

Sonatine for flute and piano

1. Allegretto
2. Andante

iii. Animé

Daniel Dorff (b 1956)

Tweet (for solo piccolo)

9’ | 4’45”

Katelyn Crawford, voice (mezzo soprano/soprano ), with Haowei Yang, piano

Robert Schumann (1810–1856)

Widmung

Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)

Suleika (from Six Songs, Op.34)

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)

An eine Äolsharfe (from Five Poems, Op.19)

Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)

Dans la pénombre (from Le jardin clos, Op.106)

Charles Gounod (1818–1893)

Que fais-tu, blanche touterelle? (from Roméo et Juliette)

2‘30” | 3’ | 4’ | 1’20” | 4’

Esmond Choi, piano

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

French Suite No.6 in E major, BWV 817

i   Allemande

ii  Courante

iii Sarabande

iv Gavotte

v  Polonaise

vi  Bourrée

vii Menuet

viii Gigue

16’

Haowei Yang, piano

Claude Debussy (1862–1918)

Ballade

Alexander Scriabin (1872–1915)

Prelude and Nocturne for the Left Hand, Op.9

6’ | 8’

ABOUT GEMMA

Gemma is a classical music performance student at the Elder Conservatorium. She completed her Bachelor of Music in 2022 studying flute under Elizabeth Koch AM, and more recently, Kathryn Moorhead, and aims to complete her honours in performance in 2023.

Gemma has a vast range of experience as a performer; currently, she is an active member of the Adelaide Youth Orchestra and Elder Conservatorium Symphony. She has been awarded the 2021 Victor Edgeloe Scholarship for woodwind and was the winner of the 2022 Mrs Arno (May Gepp) Pontt Prize, and the 2022 The Selborne Moutray Russell Prize.

She recently achieved a distinction for her Associate in Music (AMusA) examination for AMEB. This year Gemma is a participant in the Recitals Australia Fellowship Program in collaboration with the Elder Conservatorium, and recently made her debut with the Elder Conservatorium Wind Orchestra performing Mike Mower’s Concerto for flute and wind orchestra.

ABOUT KATELYN  

Katelyn Crawford is a mezzo soprano / soprano, classical guitarist, and composer based in Adelaide. In 2022, she completed a Bachelor of Music (Classical Voice) with First Class Honours at the Elder Conservatorium of Music, under the guidance of soprano Rosalind Martin. Katelyn also completed a Diploma in Languages (German Studies) with Advanced German at the University of Adelaide in 2021.

During her classical voice studies, Katelyn was awarded the Elder Conservatorium’s Clement Q. Williams Prize (2020), The Frederick Bevan Prize (2021), The Rae Cocking Memorial Prize (2022), and The Robert Whinham Prize (2022). Katelyn received an Award in the Recitals Australia Lunch Hour Series Autumn Season 2022.

Katelyn is currently undertaking a Graduate Diploma in Music (Performance and Pedagogy) in Classical Voice, and has been awarded The George Boland Scholarship by the Elder Conservatorium. In 2023, Katelyn is a participant in the Recitals Australia Fellowship Program in collaboration with the Elder Conservatorium.

Katelyn performed the role of La Zelatrice in Puccini’s opera Suor Angelica with Mopoke Theatre Productions in 2022, and was a member of the chorus in Verdi’s Messa da Reqiuem in the Adelaide Festival in 2023. Katelyn also loves to perform art songs, and has performed in the Recitals Australia Lunch Hour Autumn Series in 2022 and 2023 with collaborative pianist Sachiko Hidaka. In 2023, Katelyn also performed with pianist Alexander Hanysz as part of the Recitals Australia Fellowship Program.

ABOUT ESMOND

Esmond Choi is an Australian pianist/composer who is currently a post-graduate at the Elder Conservatorium of Music researching on how one can employ, experience, and enrich one’s own understanding of oneself as a musician through American Transcendentalism. He currently holds eight scholarships, which include The Daisy Burmeister Salotti Scholarship for Pianoforte, The Diana Harris Prize for Accompaniment and The Maude Puddy Scholarship. He has played for Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Nicholas Mathew, Paavali Jumppanen, Neal Peres Da Costa, Stefan Ammer and Albert Tiu. Esmond is the current pianist for the Novus ensemble, and he is the current organist for St. Cuthbert’s Anglican Church. He has collaborated with numerous ensembles including the Elder Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra and recently performed (under the name of Elder Music Lab) George Crumb’s Metamorphoses Book I. Esmond participated in PianoLab and performed George Crumb’s Eine Kleine Mitternachtmusik, and received a review from Limelight saying “…Choi’s captivating performance was a revelation…”.

This year, Esmond had made his solo debut at Tempo Rubato, Melbourne, and received great success. Under the leadership of Dr Luke Dollman, Esmond and a few other musicians were selected to be part of a collaboration project with Yong Siew Toh Conservatory’s new music ensemble OpusNovus and presented a new music concert in Adelaide and Singapore. Esmond is currently participating in the Recitals Australia’s fellowship program.

ABOUT HAOWEI

Haowei Yang is a first-class Honours graduate currently undertaking his Master of Philosophy (classical piano) at the Elder Conservatorium.  He is currently a student of Konstantin Shamray and previously studied with Stefan Ammer, Gil Sullivan, and Karen Davis. He has consistently received High Distinctions in AMEB piano examinations, and has won a wide range of awards at the Adelaide Eisteddfod, including the Miriam Hyde Medallion (for the most promising pianist aged 16 years or under) and the Lady Anne Miller Award (for Piano Aggregate). Throughout his university studies, Haowei has consistently received prestigious awards each year.

Haowei has also embarked on external internships with Accompanist Guild SA, Co Opera, the JMCCCP, and performed at the Piano Lab and Baroque Hall, to expand his view in the music industry. Recently, he has toured Australia with AWR Productions in Final Fantasy Distant Worlds to sold out venues. During 2024, he will perform Ravel’s piano concerto for the left hand with the Elder Conservatorium Orchestra. Haowei has also been studying organ with Josh van Konkelenberg, and received the St Peter’s Cathedral Organ Scholarship (2016–2018). He is currently playing organ for graduations and other events for the University of Adelaide and in churches.

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Saturday 11 November, 2023
at 2.30pm
for approximately 90 minutes

Featuring Paula Custodio, flute and Haowei Yang, piano; Joey Yan, piano; Yingying Shu, piano; Tim Tran, viola; and Yifei Chong, piano.

Program

Paula Custodio, flute and Haowei Yang, piano

Sergei Prokofiev (1891 – 1953)

Sonata for Flute and Piano

iii Andante

iv Allegro con Brio

ABOUT PAULA
Paula is an early career flautist and piccolo player who has recently graduated from the Elder Conservatorium with Bachelor of Performance (Classical) with First Class Honours, under the tutelage of Elizabeth Koch OAM and Kathryn Moorhead. In 2021 Paula attained AMusA with distinction and was awarded the Associate Prize. She is very passionate about chamber music and has recently returned from touring sold-out shows across Australia with Eric Roth, who had arranged music from the Japanese video game franchise Final Fantasy. Later this year Paula will be working on oboist Celia Craig’s media and communications team, working with the Burnside Symphony Orchestra as a soloist, and preparing for postgraduate studies in Europe.

ABOUT HAOWEI

Haowei Yang is currently undertaking Honours study with a major in classical performance in piano at the Elder Conservatorium. He is currently a student of Konstantin Shamray and previously studied piano with Stefan Ammer. Haowei formally started his music journey with piano at the age of seven and since then has been involved in many musical ensembles and concerts as well as joining many professional bodies.  Haowei is currently participating in the Recitals Australia Fellowship Program.

Joey Yan, piano

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op.23
 
Nikolai Kapustin (1937–2020)
Eight Concert Études for piano, No.8 in F minor, Op.40 “Finale”

ABOUT JOEY

Joey Yan is a Year 11 student at St Peter’s College studying the piano and pipe organ under his Music Scholarship. Under the tutelage of Irina Lioubimova and Monika Laczofy OAM, Joey has attained both the AMEB AMusA (2022) and LMusA (2023) in piano. Joey has been awarded many prizes in piano competitions including Silver Medalist of the 17+ Solo Piano Recital section of the Eisteddfod this year. Joey also enjoys other genres of piano including Jazz, and is currently the pianist of his school’s division 1 Big Band.

Yingying Shu, piano

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)

Piano Sonata No.15 in F major, KV 533/494

1. Allegro
   
   

Claude Debussy (1862–1918)

Estampes, L.100 –  III: Jardins sous la pluie

ABOUT YINGYING

Yingying Shu is currently in Year 10 at Marryatville High School studying as a Special interest music student. She began studying piano when she was 6 and completed her AMusA for piano in 2021 under the tutelage of Monika Laczofy OAM. Yingying also plays violin, and obtained her Certificate of Performance for violin in 2023. She is a member of the Adelaide Youth Orchestra and enjoys participating in chamber ensembles and choirs at school.

Tim Tran, viola

 Max Reger (1873-1916)

Suite for Viola Solo No.1 in G minor

ABOUT TIM

Tim Tran is an Adelaide-based violist currently completing his Bachelor of Music in Classical Performance at the University of Adelaide. Previously, Tim studied at the Yehudi Menuhin School in England up until the end of 2021 with Boris Kucharsky. Prior to this, he studied under Keith Crellin OAM and currently studies under Stephen King. Tim is passionate about chamber music and has been affiliated with numerous ensembles. He has won numerous awards, including The Australian String Association Award in 2022 for Most Outstanding Competitor at the Adelaide Eisteddfod, and was a finalist in the national Young Virtuoso Award Competition.

Yifei Chong, piano

 Robert Schumann (1810–1856)

Novelette in F-sharp minor, Op.21 No.8

ABOUT YIFEI

Yifei Chong, a Xinghai Conservatory of Music graduate with a piano performance major, studied with Dr. Vivian Li. Currently enrolled at the University of Adelaide, she is pursuing her studies under the guidance of Dr. Konstantin Shamray.

With a wealth of performance experience, Yifei Chong has been invited to showcase her talents at notable events such as the Guangzhou Cultural Industry Fair 2021. In 2022, she participated as a pianist in a candlelight concert, performing chamber music.

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Guest Artist while judges deliberate

James Skelton, clarinet

Winner of Lunch Hour Series, Autumn, 2023.

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Judges

Recitals Australia thanks the following judges for sparing their time to adjudicate the Lunch Hour Series Spring Final.

• Chair: Helen Ayres, Recitals Australia.
• Diana Harris OAM
• Heidi von Bernewitz
• Lynton Rivers

Diana Harris OAM

Before her recent retirement from public performance, Diana led an extremely active life in music as a collaborative pianist  and educator dedicated to training students for viable careers in music.  A lecturer, curriculum developer and piano teacher, she taught in a range of situations from  classroom to  Tertiary lecturing at the Adelaide CAE, Flinders Street School of Music and Elder Conservatorium as well as in her own studio.

Diana has collaborated with a range of classical musicians, local and visiting internationals, associated with  Adelaide Festivals and residencies  at Flinders Street, the Conservatorium as well as the Accompanists’ Guild,  Recitals Australia and the Flute Society.

She has been an active contributor to several of Adelaide’s musical societies  including ASKM/ Recitals Australia , the MTASA , A.M.E.B and Radio 5MBS , organising  early  national MBS Young Virtuoso Awards  and as a  broadcaster. Her most significant contribution to the professional futures of Collaborative Pianists was the formation of  the Accompanists’ Guild of SA in 1983. The Guild celebrates its Ruby Anniversary this year ( 2023) and offers Australia’s most significant Award  for collaborative pianists, the Geoffrey Parsons Award.

Acknowledgments of Diana’s contribution to music include :  Adelaide  University Alumni’s Diana Harris Prize for Accompaniment, Further Education Department’s Gold Medal and  Australian Music Centre’s Award for “Distinguished Contribution to the Advancement of Australian Music”, Federal Government’s Order of Australia and Centenary Medals, MTASA Council’s Distinguished Service Award, Adelaide Critics’ Circle 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award, 2023 induction to the SA Music Hall of Fame.

Heidi von Bernewitz

Originally from Washington DC and now in Adelaide, Heidi von Bernewitz plays the baroque viola.

Heidi has performed with the Halle, Pittsburgh and Baltimore Symphony Orchestras, the London Philharmonic, the English National Opera, the Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide Symphony Orchestras, and the Australian Opera and Australian and Würtemburg Chamber Orchestras, at festivals including Glyndebourne, the London Proms, the Edinburgh Festival, Cabrillo, Aspen, Tanglewood, EMF, Schleswig Holstein Music Festival. St. Endellion, and the Rencontres Musicales Internationales des Graves, and as a historical performer with London Classical Opera, Modern Musick of Washington D.C. and regularly with Adelaide Baroque.   A graduate of Boston and Yale Universities, her teachers include Wolfram Christ, Michael Zaretsky, Atar Arad and Nabuko Imai. A frequent chamber musician, Heidi has performed solo recitals in the U.S., U.K., Scandinavia, and Australia, and recorded for Deutsche Grammaphon, Sony Classical, Telarc, EMI, Naxos, and ABC Classics.

Lynton Rivers

Lynton initially began his Recorder studies at the University of Adelaide as part of a Music Degree. He furthered his studies in Amsterdam with Marion Verbruggen and in Vienna with Professor Hans Maria Kneihs as a recipient of an Australia Council Grant.  He has performed in UK, Sweden and China.

Until his retirement he taught with the Instrumental Music Service introducing students and class teachers to the recorder. He is chief recorder examiner for the AMEB in SA. He is also Patron of the Society of Recorder Players SA. Lynton is a founding member of Adelaide Baroque, Australia’s oldest organisation dedicated to baroque performance practice. His recordings include ‘Musica da Camera’ and ‘Passion’ released by Adelaide Baroque.

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